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Dirk Van Velzen is listed as World Changer + People Collector + Mountain Athlete at The Prison Scholar Fund, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at prisonscholars.org and a matched LinkedIn profile for Dirk Van Velzen.
Dirk Van Velzen previously worked as Founder & CEO at The Prison Scholar Fund and Leadership Network, Member at American Enterprise Institute. Dirk Van Velzen holds Executive Program In Nonprofit Management And Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.
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I'm passionate about criminal justice reform, especially correctional education. There’s not much you can do about most things when you’re on the inside, but you can choose how to spend your time--something you’ve got plenty of. Incarceration, as strange as it sounds, offers a unique opportunity to focus on, and build, a new future. That’s exactly what I did.I knew I needed to change my life, but learned that prisoners were precluded from the Pell Grant, due to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. It wasn’t until my father stepped in that I was able to enroll in the distance learning degree program at Penn State, where I earned degrees in Business Administration and Organizational Leadership.I also discovered that a large number of my fellow prisoners wanted to pursue an education as well. They were certainly as motivated and hardworking as I was, but they lacked the resources to realize their ambitions. Inspired by their passion and moved by their struggles, I founded the PSF in 2006, whose mission is to help incarcerated students become successful members of their communities by providing college, vocational, and technical education, as well as mentoring services. Over the next eight years, I received thousands of letters, applications, and essays from incarcerated women and men from around the country, and learned how truly massive, and yet deeply personal the problem is--a population so diverse and full of potential, is left virtually ignored and unsupported.The PSF has supported 132 Prison Scholars--to great success. Many of our scholars have obtained academic certificates, seven of our students have earned associate’s and bachelor’s degrees, and two of our Prison Scholars are positioned to earn their MBAs through distance education. Of the 84 Prison Scholars who have been released, only three have been re-arrested, giving the PSF a recidivism rate of 4%, which compares quite favorably to 68% nationally.
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Seattle, Wa, Us
The Prison Scholar Fund (PSF) provides education and employment assistance to help incarcerated people succeed and thrive in society while avoiding homelessness and the revolving door of reincarceration. We are proud to have supported 126 students inspired to change their lives through education. We are currently building capacity, scaling up, and building our staff.
New York, New York, Us
JLUSA believes that the most challenging barrier to expansive, systemic overhaul of the criminal and juvenile justice systems in the US, is the absence of clear and consistent leadership by those who have been directly affected by decades of harmful criminalization and incarceration policies.Leading with Conviction (LwC) is a year-long, cohort-based advanced leadership training for formerly incarcerated, mid-senior level leaders with a specific and proven track record in advocacy and community organizing.
Seattle, Wa, Us
Seattle Startup Week is a five-day celebration of the startup community. The week is full of over 200 free events aimed at educating entrepreneurs and connecting startups, investors, and subject matter experts. The week is a reflection of the entrepreneurial hard work and startup community’s unique identity.
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Dirk Van Velzen works for The Prison Scholar Fund.
Dirk Van Velzen is listed as World Changer + People Collector + Mountain Athlete at The Prison Scholar Fund.
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @prisonscholars.org for Dirk Van Velzen at The Prison Scholar Fund.
Dirk Van Velzen is based in Seattle, Washington, United States while working with The Prison Scholar Fund.
Dirk Van Velzen has worked for The Prison Scholar Fund, American Enterprise Institute, Social Venture Partners Seattle, Justleadershipusa, and Unlocked Futures.
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Dirk Van Velzen holds Executive Program In Nonprofit Management And Leadership from Harvard Kennedy School.
Dirk Van Velzen is listed with skills including Nonprofits, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning, Leadership, Community Outreach, Program Management, Social Media Marketing, and Grant Writing.
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